​VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd – the leading research and technology company in the Nordic countries – is developing new smart technologies, profitable solutions and innovative services.

VTT´s dissolution technology is an environmentally friendly solution for turning discarded textiles into a new fiber source for the textile industry. Used textiles, not recyclable by other means, can replace cotton and man-made fibers with no compromise in quality.

The increasing demand for textile fiber cannot be met by existing supply. Using recycled textiles as a raw material will both fulfill demand and address waste reduction. VTT is repurposing the cellulose carbamate processes that we have used successfully to make environmentally friendly viscose-like fibers from wood pulp, recycled paper and board materials.

We now have a state-of-the-art wet-spinning pilot facility for the production of textile fibers.

VTT is currently coordinating a circular economy related project of the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation (TEKES) known as The Relooping Fashion Initiative.